GOP’s LaRose talks elections, state auditor candidacy
LIMA — While currently putting the finishing touches on the final 32 days of the eighth and final general election of his tenure as Ohio Secretary of State...
Oct 4, 2026Open source
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Lima, Ohio. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Allen, Auglaize. Associated ZIP codes: 45801, 45802, 45804, 45805, 45806, 45807.
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Ohio SPCA holds adoption special for October
LIMA — The Humane Society of Allen County, in partnership with the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is holding an adoption special fr...
Oct 2, 2026Open source
Ohio SPCA to hold ‘Trunk or Treat’ fundraiser
LIMA — The Humane Society of Allen County is holding a “Trunk or Treat” fundraiser from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at the society’s building...
Oct 2, 2026Open source
Lima lashes Southern Ohio, sweeps ‘Cheads with 12-2 run-rule victory
LIMA — There continues to be one thing that eludes the Southern Ohio Copperheads this summer.
Jul 6, 2026Open source
Allen County October drop-off recycling schedule released
LIMA — The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District announced its October schedule for its drop-off recycling programs in Allen County.
Oct 2, 2026Open source
Test drives at Reineke Ford help food bank
LIMA — Reineke Ford of Lima is asking members of the public to help in its ongoing efforts to support the West Ohio Food Bank. The dealership is hosting a...
Sep 29, 2026Open source
Ohio Big 7 offers advice to local businesses
LIMA — Business leaders were invited to the “Ohio Big 7 Business Leaders: Regional Roundtable Luncheon,” which provided each attendee more knowledge ab...
Sep 20, 2026Open source
Flood watch issued for Northwest Ohio
LIMA — There is potential for flooding this weekend as multiple rounds of rain and storms are expected throughout Saturday and Sunday.
Sep 20, 2026Open source
Faber fires up local Republicans at GOP luncheon
LIMA — Painting Democrats and independents as “unabashedly socialist” and framing the Nov. 3 general election in Ohio as a choice between “crazy” a...
Sep 5, 2026Open source
Residents testify against proposed Enbridge rate hike
LIMA — While it will be some time before the Ohio Public Utilities Commission decides on Enbridge Gas Ohio’s request for a distribution rate increase, Li...
Sep 1, 2026Open source
Big Brothers Big Sisters holding ‘4×4’ challenge
LIMA — Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio will hold a 4 x 4 Challenge throughout the month of September.
Sep 1, 2026Open source
Silent invaders: Invasive insects can have a big environmental impact
LIMA — They do not come with tanks, infantry or artillery, but foreign invaders have been storming Ohio for years.
Aug 29, 2026Open source
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Lima is in Auglaize County, Ohio.
Region: Northern Ohio
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45801, 45802, 45804, 45805, 45806, 45807
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After the Revolution the Shawnee were the most prominent people of west central Ohio, and their numbers grew after the Treaty of Greenville in 1794. By 1817 the United States had set aside the Hog Creek Reservation for the local Shawnee, which took in part of present Lima. Allen County was established in February 1820. In 1831 the Shawnee were forced to give up all their land in the area and move to Kansas, opening the whole county to settlement, and the legislature ordered a county seat to be laid out. The result was Lima.
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Lima was named for the capital of Peru, reportedly because Peru was then a major source of quinine, the anti-malaria drug much in demand in the region, which lay in the Great Black Swamp. It has been the seat of Allen County since 1831, when the first of its three courthouses was built. Lima's first physician, Dr. William Cunningham, arrived that year, the first school opened in 1832 and the first newspaper in 1836. Lima was organized as a city in 1842, with Henry DeVilliers Williams as mayor. The first public school opened in 1850, and the first train arrived in 1854. Also in 1854 a cholera outbreak in Delphos spread across west central Ohio, and problems with the county's contaminated water were not solved until 1886. Sources Wikipedia: Lima, Ohio
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40.6759260, -84.1440490
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